{"id":6072,"date":"2026-06-18T10:15:02","date_gmt":"2026-06-18T17:15:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/?page_id=6072"},"modified":"2026-06-29T15:12:43","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T22:12:43","slug":"alex-tsao-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/en_us\/about-us\/our-team\/alex-tsao-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Gary S. Lee, MD"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-63326995 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><figure class=\"wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"512\" height=\"512\" src=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-ffe86ec-48408.jpg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Gary S. Lee\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-ffe86ec-48408.jpg 512w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-ffe86ec-48408-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-ffe86ec-48408-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-ffe86ec-48408-12x12.jpg 12w, https:\/\/caccc-usa.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/stacks-image-ffe86ec-48408-100x100.jpg 100w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gary S. Lee, MD,\u00a0is a board-certified internist, geriatrician, and hospice\/palliative medicine physician. He worked for over 25 years as a general internist and palliative care doctor at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and he helped to start and develop the palliative care program at SCVMC. He is semi-retired but continues to teach and see patients with the inpatient palliative care team at SCVMC. He has served as a medical director with Suncrest Hospice and as the co-president of the CACCC board of directors. He is currently a board member with the Coda Alliance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gary S. Lee, MD,\u00a0is a board-certified internist, geriatrician, and hospice\/palliative medicine physician. He worked for over 25 years as a general internist and palliative care doctor at Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, and he helped to start and develop the palliative care program at SCVMC. 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